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Thursday, October 4, 2018

The Best Way To Play On EARTH!

Earthday, America Recycles Day, Peace Day or Just Any Day Planetpals Eco Friendly Activities Encourage Kids have Fun While Learning About Healthy Living!

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* Use your newspaper's comic section as a cheery, bright, and recyclable wrapping.

* Select uncoated giftwrap that can be recycled and/or burned safely.

* Make gift tags from small pieces of the existing wrap or from old holiday cards.

Cards:

* Many people still enjoy sending and receiving holiday greetings. Consider cutting back your list, choosing cards made of recycled materials, or even buying them from a charity that benefits the environment.

* Kids love making a good old-fashioned popcorn balls or popcorn tinsel and it can be yummy!

* A no cost solution: Have them write a poem or story and illustrate it! Use a recycled frame and frame it!

After The Holidays:

What you do with your tree, wreaths, ornaments and wrap after the holidays is as important as how you decorate for the holidays.

* MULCH: If you have use of a shredder: Mulch the trees into chips that can be used for landscaping. Many towns will have the sanitation department pick up and mulch trees.

* When tossing decorative trees, wreaths and plants, Be sure to remove all decorations, including tinsel, before you recycle your tree.

* If you live in a nice climate, plant that Poinsettia, don’t toss it!

* Recycle those gift bags and Christmas cards by putting them away and reusing them next year…or giving them to someone who will.

* Have left over decorations, boxes wrap or unwanted gifts? Keep on giving by donating them to a recycle center, swap shop, freecycle.org, or a thrift store.

* Donate used cards to St. Judes who reuses them to produce new cards,

* Flatten all gift boxes, packaging and cartons and dispose of by recycling. If you are not sure what you can recycle…contact your town.* Don’t know what to do with it? Post it on Craigslist or Freecycle for free. Someone else might have the perfect use!

Thursday, October 9, 2014

Make GREEN the New Color of Halloween

The best way to celebrate any holiday is to be earth friendly, creative and have fun.

Planetpals fun solution for your costume this halloween is just that! Planetpals exclusive costume ideas for Halloween include two RECYCLE BIN costumes that are easy to make and are made out of recycled materials, too!